People & Institutions

Kani Commercial Company

شركة كاني التجارية

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Legal status as of 20 October 2026

Accused in credible reporting

Accused by credible media or a published report; no official action known.

What the documents say

OCCRP reported in June 2022 that the company, whose partners included Nizar Hanna Nasri and Saed Barzani, took between USD 9 and USD 30 for every case of 10,000 cigarettes that reached the Kurdistan Region, and that two tobacco executives estimated the business at USD 150 million to USD 200 million a year. No official action known as of 19 October 2026.

Kind: Company
Roles: Dohuk-based company through which Nasri and his partners controlled cigarette imports into the Kurdistan Region, according to OCCRP

Cases

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Cases
Case	Role	Status in this case	Detail	As of
Iraq's cigarette trade: OCCRP investigation into Nizar Hanna Nasri, Waheb Tabra and the Kani import monopoly in the Kurdistan Region (2003 to 2022)	Dohuk-based company through which Nasri and his partners controlled cigarette imports into the Kurdistan Region, according to OCCRP	Accused in credible reporting	OCCRP reported in June 2022 that the company, whose partners included Nizar Hanna Nasri and Saed Barzani, took between USD 9 and USD 30 for every case of 10,000 cigarettes that reached the Kurdistan Region, and that two tobacco executives estimated the business at USD 150 million to USD 200 million a year. No official action known as of 19 October 2026.	19 October 2026

Documents

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OCCRP29 June 2022Press reportTier D
Smoke and Mirrors: How the “Father” of Iraq’s Cigarette Smugglers Built An Empire
One expenses spreadsheet filed by Japan Tobacco informants showed that two of Nasri’s companies, European Tobacco and Nasri Group, paid personal expenses for Nechirvan in 2004 and 2005.
Case: Iraq's cigarette trade: OCCRP investigation into Nizar Hanna Nasri, Waheb Tabra and the Kani import monopoly in the Kurdistan Region (2003 to 2022)
Original address
Daraj (with OCCRP)29 June 2022Press reportTier D
شراكاته امتدت من عدي صدام حسين إلى نيشيرفان بارزاني: كيف بنى "أبو" مهربي السجائر في العراق نزار نصري إمبراطوريته؟
يتربع رجل الأعمال العراقي نزار حنا نصري على عرش إمبراطورية تشمل الأدوية وواردات الخمور وبعض المنشآت العقارية الأكثر إثارة في أربيل
Case: Iraq's cigarette trade: OCCRP investigation into Nizar Hanna Nasri, Waheb Tabra and the Kani import monopoly in the Kurdistan Region (2003 to 2022)
Original address